Vocalist Rachelle Courtney has been performing professionally for the past ten years. After completing a Diploma of Musical Theatre at The Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Rachelle went on to study at Humber College in their internationally acclaimed jazz program. Her talent and dedication were recognized when she was awarded the Thomas Kehoe Memorial Award in 2005 and the Glenfiddich Musical Achievement Award in 2007. Rachelle has performed at various concert halls, restaurants, bars, weddings and corporate functions across southern Ontario. She has also completed six contracts as a lounge singer with Celebrity and Holland America Cruise Lines, allowing her to tour the world. In 2005, she released her debut album “Unforgettable”, which has been heard nation wide on radio stations including Canada’s Premier Jazz Station 91.1 FM and has sold hundreds of copies internationally. She is currently completing graduate studies through a scholarship awarded by the University of Western Ontario, and is looking forward to achieving her Masters of Music in August 2010.
Rachelle Courtney
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